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Sunday, March 04, 2018

If your anything like most viewers it's possible you may have missed a word or two during the 90th Oscar® telecast OR perhaps you wish to hang on every word once you can recall every word. Fear not..to celebrate The Quest for "it"s 10th year on the Academy press list we've got it covered. To follow are excerpts from the (4) acceptance speeches of the Best Acting categories in the order they occurred:

SPEECH BY: Sam Rockwell

FILM: "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri"

SAM ROCKWELL:Thanks. Okay, run that clock, Jimmy. I want to get that Ski Jet or whatever that was. I'd like thank the Academy, never thought I'd say those words. Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Woody Harrelson: you guys rock. You inspire me. And you always have. When I was eight years old, I was called into the principal's office and my father was looking very solemn. And he said, "We gotta go, it's Grandma." We got in the car and I said, "What's wrong with Grandma." And he said, "Nothing, we going to the movies." My mom and dad's love of movies became my love of movies, so thank you for that, Mom and Dad. I love you.

SPEECH BY: Allison Janney

FILM: "I, Tonya"

ALLISON JANNEY: I did it all by myself. Okay, nothing further from the truth. Thank you to the Academy, my fellow nominees, you represent everything that is good and right and human about this profession. You are all extraordinary. Steven Rogers, look what you did. Look what you did. You are a brilliant writer. Thank you for the gift of LaVona. I did not see this coming, you did. You give new meaning to the word "friend."

SPEECH BY: Gary Oldman

FILM: Darkest Hour

GARY OLDMAN:Well, my deepest thanks to the Academy and its members for this glorious prize. I owe this and so much more to so many. I have lived in America for the longest time, and I am deeply grateful to her for the loves and the friendships I have made and the many wonderful gifts it has given me: my home, my livelihood, my family and now Oscar.

SPEECH BY: Frances McDormand

FILM: "Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri"

FRANCES MCDORMAND:And now I want to get some perspective. If I may be so honored to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight, the actors - Meryl, if you do it, everybody else will, c'mon - the filmmakers, the producers, the directors, the writers, the cinematographer, the composers, the songwriters, the designers.

Saturday, March 03, 2018

Worried you won’t get through the entire Oscar® telecast on Sunday night? The Quest for "it" has been proudly included on the Academy press list since list 2008. This year we will supply the 90TH OSCARS®*** TRANSCRIPTS of the Oscar® winners' onstage acceptance speeches in the acting categories.

***90th Oscars will be heldon Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre®at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Networkat 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Monday, February 26, 2018

Over the weekend Grey Goose held a martini pairing at The Hearth & Hound in Los Angeles celebrating Oscar-Nominee Kevin Wilson with HBO Insecure stars Jay Ellis, Issa Rae, and Yvonne Orji along with Sydelle Noel of Black Panther fame.

The crowd of tastemakers gathered to toast Wilson’s short film, “My Nephew Emmett“, nominated for the category “Best Live Action Short Film” at this year’s Academy Awards.

Ellis first met Wilson at the Sundance Film Festival last month and was immediately inspired by the filmmaker’s story. Wilson, a current grad student at NYU, never thought his class assignment would make it all the way to the Academy Awards—all before graduating with is MFA degree. The pair became fast friends and Ellis’s planned a dinner with his friends to bring more awareness to Wilson and his film.

Ellis welcomes each guest upon arrival to the dinner, taking time to catch up with everyone during the industry’s busy Awards season. When Sydell arrives, he had a special welcome for her and they greeted each other using her Black Panther (Wakanda) salute. Throughout the evening, the stars sipped on Grey Goose cocktails including the Martini, Espresso Martini and Le Fizz during the immersive food and cocktail pairing experience.

Friday, February 09, 2018

Looks like the road to Oscars is paved in gold. On Thursday, February 8th at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival presented by Belvedere Vodka, Margot Robbie and Allison Janney were honored as the “Outstanding Performers of the Year.”

The duo, both nominated for Oscars for their respective roles inI, Tonyagave entertaining and candid interviews during the presentation. The enthusiastic crowd, which included VIPs such as English Television Presenter Louise Roe and her husband (celebrating a night out after the birth of their first child), sipped on signature Belvedere Vodkacocktails, at the Arlington Theatre and well into the wee hours of the morning at the studio after-party

Saturday, February 03, 2018

The time has come! More than 175 Oscar® nominees will come together at noon on Monday, February 5, at the Beverly Hiltonwhen the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scienceshonors this year’s Oscar contenders at its annual Nominees Luncheon.

All five nominees in the Directing category – Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Jordan Peele and Christopher Nolan – are expected to attend as well. There are 200 nominees and five countries represented in this year’s class.

The 90th Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be held on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The Oscars also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Monday, January 22, 2018

It's been confirmed, that last night, January 20th, Artist/MusicProducerCommon gave an epic performance at the Grey Goose Blue Door, placing female empowerment front and center at the after-party of his film The Tale during Sundance. One of the main forces behind yesterday’s Women’s March in Park City, Common riled up the crowd with the refrain "Respect all the ladies, I do it on the daily." He then grabbed Jennifer Fox’s (Director of The Tale) hand, looked directly at her and rapped “Your heart and mind, baby follow it. Smile, happiness, you model it. When you feel the opposite, I want you to know, your being is beautiful.” He fittingly closed out the performance with “After this rhyme, I’m going to get some Grey Goose”. Additional guests included: Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn and JohnCho.

The festivities continued at the Grey Goose Blue Door with Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, David Cross, Danny Glover, Terry Crew, Forest Whitaker, Boots Riley and Steven Yuen who celebrated the premiere of their film Sorry to Bother You, joined by John Legend. Tessa Thompson wore a royal blue Solace London top, Louis Vuitton boots, and carried a Louis Vuitton bag.The evening rounded out with the after-party for Idris Elba’s directorial debut film Yardie – an adaption of the 1992 Victor Headley novel about the collision of Jamaican culture in London, which he put a lot of his own life and career experiences into. Idris was joined by the cast including Aml Ameen, Akin Gazi, Shantol Jackson, Sheldon Shepherd, and Mark Rhino Smith. Additional tidbits from the evening include:

Tessa Thompson and Lakeith Stanfield were overheard having a heart to heart while talking about the trials and tribulations of their rise to success in the industry, saying the perimeter of success is always changing. Lakeith said he always welcomes any challenges that comes his way, with Tessa jumping in shouting “and alcohol!” as she cheered her

Grey Goose Apple Pie Cocktail in the air.

Idris Elba hijacked the tunes at the Grey Goose Blue Door during the Yardie after-party. He only requested espresso martinis, djing for guests into the wee hours of the night.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Gus Van Sant the legendary avant garde filmmaker is featured in an upcoming Artbookentitled Gus Van Sant: Icons(July 2016).*** The book offers a fresh look at the iconic filmmaking of Van Sant with text by Stephane Bouquet, Benjamin Thorel, Bertrand Schefer, Stefano Boni and interview by Matthieu Orleans. Details are as follows...

Monday, February 23, 2015

“Birdman” took the top prize at the 87th Academy Awards on Sunday, February 22ndwinning best picture. Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the award for best director for that film as well. Julianne Moore won best actress for “Still Alice.” Eddie Redmayne won best actor for “The Theory of Everything.” Patricia Arquette and J.K. Simmons won the supporting acting awards, for “Boyhood” and “Whiplash” respectively. Click herefor more.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Singer, songwriter and actress Rita Ora is set to perform the Oscar®-nominated song “Grateful” at the 87th Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today. The Oscars, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, will air on Sunday, February 22, live on ABC.

"International recording artist, Rita Ora, will make her Oscar stage debut this year. The mixture of her incredible voice and glamour makes a perfect combination for our show" says Zadan and Meron.

“Grateful,” written by Diane Warren for the film “Beyond the Lights,” is nominated for Original Song. This marks Warren’s seventh Oscar nomination in the category. The four other nominated songs are “Everything Is Awesome” from “The Lego Movie,” “Glory” from “Selma,” “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from “Glen Campbell...I’ll Be Me” and “Lost Stars” from “Begin Again.”

Ora dominated the U.K. charts with her first and certified platinum album “Ora” (2012), which included the number one singles "R.I.P.," "How We Do (Party)" and "Hot Right Now." Currently featured on the smash single "Black Widow," with fellow superstar Iggy Azalea, Ora is readying her second full-length album, to be released this spring. She will appear in a number of upcoming films, including the highly anticipated “50 Shades of Grey”and Jake Gyllenhaal's“Southpaw” to be released in July.

The 87th Oscars will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood, and will be televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7:00 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.The Oscars, produced by Zadan and Meron, also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Directors Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams, Actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards® today (January 15). For the first time, nominees in all 24 categories were announced live.

Cuarón and Abrams announced the nominees in 11 categories at 5:30 a.m. PT, followed by Pine and Boone Isaacs for the remaining 13 categories at 5:38 a.m. PT, at the live news conference attended by more than 400 international media representatives. For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com.

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